CP Physical Science

Important Documents

Schedule

May

5/1/17 (Red Day) and 5/2/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Name the following covalent compounds

      • 1) OF2

      • 2) NCℓ3

      • 3) PF5

      • 4) N2F6

      • 5) P2O5

    • Notes on Chemical Reactions (Chemical Reactions ppt)

    • Review for Test

HOMEWORK - test is next class, so study!

5/3/17 (Red Day) and 5/4/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Write neutral formulas for the following ionic compounds

      • 1) lithium arsenide

      • 2) iron (III) bromide

      • 3) sodium sulfide

      • 4) magnesium phosphide

      • 5) cesium oxide

    • Review for Test

    • Test

HOMEWORK - no new hw - great job on the test!

5/5/17 (Red Day) and 5/8/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Classify the following reactions as combustion, synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, or double displacement.

      • 1) CaCO3 + HCℓ → CaCℓ2 + H2CO3

      • 2) C₆H₁₂ + 9O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + heat

      • 3) RbCℓO3 → RbCℓ + O2

HOMEWORK - Get Unit 1 done (questions 1-15) in Semester 2 Study Guide (CP Physical Science Semester 2 Study Guide doc)

5/9/17 (Red Day) and 5/10/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Balance the following chemical equations:

    • 1) CH4 + Cℓ2 → CCℓ4 + HCℓ

      • 2) Fe + Cℓ2 → FeCℓ3

      • 3) P4O10 + H2O → H3PO4

HOMEWORK - Get Unit 2 done in Semester 2 Study Guide (CP Physical Science Semester 2 Study Guide doc)

5/11/17 (Red Day) and 5/12/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Write neutral formulas for the following ionic compounds:

    • 1) rubidium astatide

      • 2) chromium (III) oxide

      • 3) strontium iodide

  • Finish lab questions from last class

  • Return books

  • Go over Test 9

  • Work on Study Guide

HOMEWORK - study for final!

April

3/31/17 (Red Day) and 4/3/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

1) Radioactive Questions (Radioactive Questions doc) due next class

2) #1-12 on Review Sheet 8 (Review Sheet 8) due next class

*Note: our next test will be Thurs 4/6 for Red Days and Fri 4/7 for White Days

4/4/17 (Red Day) and 4/5/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Why does a sample of Uranium-235 need to be above a certain size in order for a chain reaction to occur?

    • Nuclear Fission Virtual Lab (Nuclear Fission PhET doc) - you must make up if absent!

    • Review for test

HOMEWORK - test is next class, so study!

4/6/17 (Red Day) and 4/7/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Describe two differences between alpha, beta, and gamma radiation

    • Review for test

    • Test!

HOMEWORK - none - great job on the test!

4/10/17 (Red Day) and 4/12/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - #9-14 in Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures packet

4/13/17 (Red Day) and 4/14/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Physical and Chemical Changes Worksheet (Physical and Chemical Changes doc)

4/17/17 (Red Day) and 4/18/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - watch video on Naming Ionic Compounds (https://www.screencast.com/t/iEAs11gM27Q) and take Cornell notes - don't forget summary!

4/19/17 (Red Day) and 4/20/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Ionic and Covalent Compounds Packet (Ionic vs. Covalent Compounds doc) The assignment: 1) Read the information 2) Answer the multiple choice questions 3) Make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting ionic and covalent compounds. Have at least FIVE differences and TWO similarities.

4/24/17 (Red Day) and 4/25/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Write neutral formulas for the following ionic compounds

      • Lithium and fluorine

      • Iron with a +2 charge and selenium

      • sodium and oxygen

      • cobalt with a + 3 charge and sulfur

      • gallium and bromine

    • Go over HW

    • Ionic and Covalent Compounds Lab (Ionic and Covalent Compounds Lab doc)

HOMEWORK - finish lab questions if not finished in class

4/27/17 (Red Day) and 4/28/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - #1-20 on Review Sheet 9 (Review Sheet 9 doc) - don't forget, the test is May 3rd/4th!

March

for March 1st, see Feb 28 for Red Days

3/2/17 (Red Day) and 3/3/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - What is the same about all elements in a column on the periodic table? In a row?

    • Alien Periodic Table - no need to make up if absent

HOMEWORK - Element Spotlight:Helium (Element Spotlight Helium doc)

3/6/17 (Red Day) and 3/7/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - nothing new - please make up missing work!

3/8/17 (Red Day) and 3/9/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Element Spotlight:Sodium (Element Spotlight Sodium doc)

3/10/17 (Red Day) and 3/13/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - watch video on Sources of Radiation and take Cornell notes - don't forget summary! (https://www.screencast.com/t/75kz3QR1ddPY)

3/14/17 (Red Day) and 3/15/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Describe why a large nucleus is less stable than a small nucleus

    • Notes on Radioactive Decay (Radioactive Decay ppt)

    • Watched House, MD and answered discussion questions - no need to make up if absent

HOMEWORK - have a nice spring break!

3/27/17 (Red Day) and 3/28/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - New Elements Article and Questions (New Elements doc)

3/29/17 (Red Day) and 3/30/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - 1) How does atomic number and mass number (NOT number of neutrons) change when an element emits an alpha particle? 2) How does atomic number and mass number change when an element emits a beta particle?

    • Students worked on Radioactive Questions (Radioactive Questions doc)

HOMEWORK - Radioactive Questions due Tues 4/4 for Red Days and Weds 4/5 for White Days

*Note: our next test will be Thurs 4/6 for Red Days and Fri 4/7 for White Days

3/31/17 (Red Day) and 4/3/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

1) Radioactive Questions (Radioactive Questions doc) due next class

2) #1-12 on Review Sheet 8 (Review Sheet 8) due next class

*Note: our next test will be Thurs 4/6 for Red Days and Fri 4/7 for White Days

February

for Feb 1st, see Jan 31 for Red Days

2/2/17 (Red Day) and 2/3/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Describe two ways pressure affects state of matter.

    • Instant Ice Lab (Instant Ice Lab doc) - formal lab, so make up if absent!

HOMEWORK

    • finish post-lab questions if not finished in class

    • Read article "Physicists have found a metal that conducts electricity but not heat" and answer the questions (Physicists have found a metal doc)

2/6/17 (Red Day) and 2/7/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: How is a pressure cooker able to cook things faster?

    • Reading on Atomic Model History (Atomic Model History doc) - grade yourself, and you must make up if absent

    • Make a timeline of Atomic Model history

  • Started watching Episode 6 of Cosmos

HOMEWORK - watch video on Electrostatics (https://www.screencast.com/t/1trbuZebnf0H) and take Cornell notes - don't forget summary! Note: If you click on "Details," you should be able to download the video.

2/8/17 (Red Day) and 2/9/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - What would happen if…

      • 1) 2 positive charges were brought near each other?

      • 2) 2 negative charges were brought near each other?

    • 3) a positive and a negative charge were brought near each other?

  • Did Electrostatics Lab (Electrostatic Lab doc) - no need to make up if absent

  • Finish watching Episode 6 of Cosmos

HOMEWORK - watch video on Atoms and Elements (https://www.screencast.com/t/O8etQttdy3) and take Cornell notes - don't forget summary! Note: If you click on "Details," you should be able to download the video.

2/10/17 (Red Day) and 2/13/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - 1) What is the same about the Rutherford model of the atom and the Bohr model of the atom? 2) What is the difference between the Rutherford model of the atom and the Bohr model of the atom?

HOMEWORK - Build an Atom Virtual Lab (Build an Atom doc)

2/14/17 (Red Day) and 2/15/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Say which element it is and find the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each of these atoms.

        • 1) atomic # = 47, mass # = 97, charge = –3

        • 2) atomic # = 11, mass# = 22, charge = +1

        • 3) atomic # =15, mass # =28 , charge = –2

HOMEWORK - #7-12 on Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons worksheet (Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons WS doc)

2/16/17 (Red Day) and 2/21/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - What is the relationship between light emitted by an atom and the energy levels in an atom?

HOMEWORK - #1-15 on Review Sheet 7 (Review Sheet 7 doc)

Our next test will be Fri 2/24 for Red Days and Mon 2/27 for White Days

2/22/17 (Red Day) and 2/23/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Find the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each of these atoms. Please also say which element it is!

    • 1) atomic # = 21, mass # = 41 , charge = 0

    • 2) atomic # = 9, mass # = 18, charge = +2

    • 3) atomic #104, mass #263, charge = -3

HOMEWORK - study for test next class!

2/24/17 (Red Day) and 2/27/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - Correct the following statement: The number of neutrons defines what an element is. Electrons give the atom its mass, and protons give the atom its charge.

  • Review for test

  • Test!

HOMEWORK - none - great job on the test!

2/28/17 (Red Day) and 3/1/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - What is the purpose of a Lewis structure?

HOMEWORK - Electron Shells and Valence Electrons HW (Electron Shells and Valence Electrons WS)

January

1/3/17 (Red Day) and 1/4/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Chapter 9 RQ #8-12 (p.149)

1/5/17 - Snow Day!

1/6/17 (Red Day) and 1/9/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Thermodynamics Questions (Thermodynamics Questions)

1/10/17 (Red Day) Ms. Cohen absent - class did book work

1/11/17 (White Day) - class did book work and watched Mythbusters

1/12/17 (Red Day) and 1/13/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - watch the video on States of Matter (https://www.screencast.com/t/J5iOHu2rc) and take Cornell notes - don't forget the summary!

1/17/17 (Red Day) and 1/18/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Which would heat up more quickly – a substance with a high specific heat or a low specific heat? Explain your answer.

    • Burn a Cheeto Lab (Burn a Cheeto Lab)

HOMEWORK - finish post-lab questions if not finished in class

1/19/17 (Red Day) and 1/20/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Describe how the particles behave differently in solids, liquids, and gases.

    • Notes on Heat Transfer (Heat Transfer ppt)

    • Socrative on Specific Heat, Thermal Expansion, and States of Matter

    • States of Matter Virtual Lab (States of Matter Virtual Lab doc)

HOMEWORK - Heat Transfer Exploration (Heat Transfer Exploration doc)

*Next test will be Fri 1/27 for Red Days and Mon 1/30 for White Days*

1/23/17 (Red Day) and 1/24/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

*Next test will be Fri 1/27 for Red Days and Mon 1/30 for White Days*

1/25/17 (Red Day) and 1/26/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: —Distinguish between the words vaporization, evaporation, and boiling.

    • Grade each other's foldable

    • Fill out grade tracker chart

    • Study for test

HOMEWORK - study for test next class!

1/27/17 (Red Day) and 1/30/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: ——Explain why a light colored house stays warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than a dark colored house.

    • Review for test

    • Test!

HOMEWORK - none - great job on the test, guys!

1/31/17 (Red Day) and 2/1/17 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Phase Change worksheet (Phase Change WS)

December

12/1/16 (Red Day) and 12/2/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Give an example of thermal equilibrium in real life.

    • Reviewed for test

    • Test!

HOMEWORK - study for test next class!

12/5/16 (Red Day) and 12/6/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - get Section 1 completed on Review Packet (CP Physical Science Review Packet)

12/7/16 (Red Day) and 12/8/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: 1) Convert 401 cm to m 2) Convert 0.05 kg to Dg 3) Convert 5.5 m to feet, where 1 m = 3.28 ft.

    • Get sections 2 & 3 finished in Review Packet

HOMEWORK - study for finals!

12/9/16 (Red Day) and 12/12/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: A hair product company is experimenting with different products to see which one works best to prevent hair loss in men. What should the controlled trial be? Explain your answer.

    • Finish Matching

    • Study for finals!

HOMEWORK - study for finals!

November

11/01/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Use the definition of free fall to explain why free fall usually doesn’t happen on Earth, but happens easily on the moon.

    • Finished Free Fall Lab (Free Fall Lab doc) - formal lab - you must make up if absent!

    • went over Newton's Three Laws Review Sheet

    • went over Test 3 with Block 1

    • notes on Work (Work ppt)

    • video if you missed class (http://www.screencast.com/t/R6wBERe7)

HOMEWORK

    • #1-20 on Review Sheet 4 (Review Sheet 4 doc)

    • Next test will be Fri 11/4 for Red Days and Mon 11/7 for White Days

11/2/16 (Red Day) and 11/3/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: A waiter holds a tray out in front of him and walks forward toward a table. Is the waiter doing work on the tray? Explain your answer.

    • Went over Test 3

    • Magic School Bus Plays Ball - no need to make up if absent

    • Review for test

HOMEWORK - study for test next class!

11/4/16 (Red Day) and 11/7/16 (White Day) - Test!

11/8/16 (Red Day) and 11/9/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Work and Power Questions Worksheet (Work and Power QUESTIONS doc)

11/10/16 (Red Day) and 11/11/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: ›You walk up the stairs slowly. Then you walk up twice as fast. During which walk is your power output greater? Explain your answer.

    • Power Lab (Power Lab) - no need to make up if absent!

    • Start tonight's hw

HOMEWORK - ›watch video on Energy Formulas (http://www.screencast.com/t/OzCVN4hH) and take Cornell notes – make sure you have ALL the problems in your notes! Also, do your summary!

11/14/16 (Red Day) and 11/15/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - read article about the Supermoon and answer the questions (“Supermoon” Science: NASA Explains the Closest Full Moon Until 2034)

11/16/16 (Red Day) and 11/17/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: How is the word “conservation” different in science than it is in everyday speech?

    • Go over Free Fall Labs

    • Conservation of Energy Lab (Conservation of Energy Lab doc)

HOMEWORK - finish Post-Lab Questions if not finished in class

11/18/16 (Red Day) and 11/21/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: 1)Under what circumstances is mechanical energy conserved? Give a real-life example. 2)Under what circumstances is total energy conserved? Give a real-life example.

    • Socrative Quiz on Energy on an Inclined Plane - no need to make up if absent

    • Energy Skate Park Basics Virtual Lab (Energy Skate Park Basics doc) - please make up if absent

HOMEWORK - #1-15 on Review Sheet 5 (Review Sheet 5 doc). Next test will be Thurs 12/1 for Red Days and Fri 12/2 for White Days

11/22/16 and 11/28/16 - watched Power Surge video and answered questions - no need to make up if absent

11/29/16 (Red Day) and 11/30/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - žstudy for test next class!

October

9/30/16 (Red Day) and 10/3/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: žLabel each interval with what the particle is doing — i.e. at rest, constant positive velocity, constant negative velocity, speeding up in the positive direction, speeding up in the negative direction, slowing down in the positive direction, slowing down in the negative direction.

HOMEWORK - Position-Time Graphs worksheet (Position-Time Graphs worksheet doc)

10/4/16 (Red Day) and 10/5/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Sketch a position-time graph of the following scenario: Percy (Ms. Cohen’s cat) starts from rest and runs South in Ms. Cohen’s apartment. It takes him a few seconds to get up to a constant speed, which he maintains for several seconds until he spots an exciting sock to the North, turns around, and scampers toward it. He then remains at rest while attacking the sock. Percy then decides his Mommy is a more exciting thing to attack, so he walks to the North and bites her leg.

    • Motion Detector Lab

    • Watch Newton's First Law video and take Cornell notes (http://www.screencast.com/t/liBbNbyxQ9 or https://youtu.be/0T9DctaFDQ8)

HOMEWORK

    • Finish notes on Newton's 1st Law if not completed in class

    • #1-12 on Review Sheet 3 (Review Sheet 3 doc)

10/6/16 (Red Day) and 10/7/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - test is next class, so study!

10/10/16 (Red Day) and 10/11/16 (White Day) - Test! No new homework!

10/17/16 (Red Day) and 10/18/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - watch video on Newton’s Second Law (http://www.screencast.com/t/MQqL4Lbgz31) and take Cornell notes – don’t forget the summary! Also, make sure you copy down the problems and do them in your notes!

10/19/16 (Red Day) and 10/20/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - watch video on Newton’s 3rd Law (http://www.screencast.com/t/pv8PkhYCzZ6) and take Cornell notes. You should have most of the examples in your notes. Don’t forget the summary!

10/21/16 (Red Day) and 10/24/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - finish article questions if not finished in class

10/25/16 (Red Day) and 10/26/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Label each interval on the velocity-time graph

HOMEWORK - watch Free Fall video (http://www.screencast.com/t/XKiC2MIRIG) and take Cornell notes - don't forget summary!

10/27/16 (Red Day) and 10/28/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: List two differences between mass and weight.

    • Finished Phonebook Friction Lab

    • Started Free Fall Lab (Free Fall Lab doc) - formal lab - you must make up if absent!

HOMEWORK

10/31/16 (Red Day) and 11/01/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Use the definition of free fall to explain why free fall usually doesn’t happen on Earth, but happens easily on the moon.

    • Finished Free Fall Lab (Free Fall Lab doc) - formal lab - you must make up if absent!

    • went over Newton's Three Laws Review Sheet

    • went over Test 3 with Block 1

    • notes on Work (Work ppt)

    • video if you missed class (http://www.screencast.com/t/R6wBERe7)

HOMEWORK

    • #1-20 on Review Sheet 4 (Review Sheet 4 doc)

    • Next test will be Fri 11/4 for Red Days and Mon 11/7 for White Days

September

9/1/16 (Red Day) and 9/2/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Define the term controlled trial.

    • Review for test

    • Took test

HOMEWORK - none. Good job on the test, kids!

9/6/16 (Red Day) and 9/7/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - 2 step DA worksheet (Two Step Dimensional Analysis worksheet doc)

9/8/16 (Red Day) and 9/9/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - Convert 0.82 m to inches using dimensional analysis

    • Notes on Accuracy vs. Precision (Accuracy vs. Precision ppt)

    • Checked last night's hw

    • Filled out Grade Tracker Charts

    • Started on tonight's hw

    • Exit slip

HOMEWORK - Percent Error and Relative Standard Deviation WS (Percent Error and Standard Deviation WS)

9/12/16 (Red Day) and 9/13/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do Now - When we measured the hallway, Block 2 got 51.5 m, Block 4 got 51 m, and 52.5 m. Find the following: 1) The average 2) The standard deviation 3) The relative standard deviation 4) Is this data precise? Explain based on your RSD.

    • Amassing a Penny's Worth Lab

    • Exit slip

HOMEWORK

9/14/16 (Red Day) - Ms. Cohen not here - class did the following assignment

  • read all of chapter 7 (p.103-112), and answer the following questions at the end of the chapter.

  • Key Terms and Matching #1-8

  • Review Questions #1-20

  • Exercises #1-5

9/15/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

  • Do Now - 1) Find the density of an object with a mass of 40 g and a volume of 5.2 cm3. 2)Find the density of an object with a mass of 93 g and a volume of 87 cm3.

  • Watched 100 Greatest Discoveries in Physics and did worksheet - no need to make up if absent

  • Read Keeping TV Honest article - no need to make up if absent

HOMEWORK - study for test next week

9/16/16 (Red Day)

CLASSWORK

  • Do Now - 1) Find the density of an object with a mass of 40 g and a volume of 5.2 cm3. 2)Find the density of an object with a mass of 93 g and a volume of 87 cm3.

  • Went over Test 1

  • Density Problems (Density Problems doc) - please make up if absent

  • Density Virtual Lab (Density Virtual Lab doc) - please make up if absent

HOMEWORK - get #1-11 done on Review Sheet 2 (Review Sheet 2 doc) - test is on Thurs 9/22 for Red Days and Fri 9/23 for White Day

9/19/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

  • Do Now - 1) Find the density of an object with a mass of 25 g and a volume of 7 cm3. 2)Find the density of an object with a mass of 100 g and a volume of 60 cm3.

  • Went over Test 1

  • Density Problems (Density Problems doc) - please make up if absent

  • Density Virtual Lab (Density Virtual Lab doc) - please make up if absent

HOMEWORK - get #1-11 done on Review Sheet 2 (Review Sheet 2 doc) - test is on Thurs 9/22 for Red Days and Fri 9/23 for White Day

9/20/16 (Red Day) and 9/21/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Convert 93 in to km, where 1 in. = 2.54 cm

HOMEWORK - Test is next class, so study!

9/22/16 (Red Day) and 9/23/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Convert 0.4 km to ft, where 1 m = 3.28 ft.

    • Review for test

    • Test!

HOMEWORK - none, since there was a test

9/26/16 (Red Day) and 9/27/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: Graph the data in a scatter plot – make sure you have a title, labeled axes, numbered axes, graph is big enough and not sloppy. Please draw in a line of best fit, too.

    • Spaghetti Bridge Lab (Spaghetti Bridge doc) - no need to make up if absent

    • Fill out grade tracker charts - please make up if absent

    • "Computers Decoding Dreams" article and questions (Computers Decoding Dreams doc) - please make up if absent

    • Exit Slip

HOMEWORK

9/28/16 (Red Day) and 9/29/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: 1) A bus travels at a speed of 41 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it travel? 2) What is the speed of a snail that can travel 17 cm in 5 s?

    • Notes on Position-Time Graphs (Position-Time Graphs ppt)

    • Speed Worksheet (Speed Worksheet doc)

HOMEWORK - Ch. 2 review starting on page 31 - RQ 5, Ex. 2 & 3, Problems 1 & 2

9/30/16 (Red Day) and 10/3/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now: žLabel each interval with what the particle is doing — i.e. at rest, constant positive velocity, constant negative velocity, speeding up in the positive direction, speeding up in the negative direction, slowing down in the positive direction, slowing down in the negative direction.

HOMEWORK - Position-Time Graphs worksheet (Position-Time Graphs worksheet doc)

August

8/15/16

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

8/16/16 (Red Day) and 8/17/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Take notes on Independent and Dependent Variables - Experimental Variables 1 video (http://www.screencast.com/t/zEzIe48SP)

8/18/16 (Red Day) and 8/19/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - What do you think is the most important step of the scientific method? EXPLAIN your answer.

    • Go over hw

    • Checked out textbooks

    • Parts of Your Textbook Worksheet (Parts of Your Textbook doc) - no need to make up if absent

    • Wrote at least 10 sentences on how you use the scientific method in daily life - you must make up if absent!

HOMEWORK - read section 1.3-1.6 (p.5-7) and answer RQ #7-12

8/22/16 (Red Day) and 8/23/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Experimental Variables Worksheet (Experimental Variables doc)

8/24/16 (Red Day) and 8/25/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

    • Do now - You want to see how different ways of cooking affects the vitamin C content in carrots. Name the independent variable and dependent variable, and explain how you know which is which.

      • Reading assignment: read the Pseudoscience section on p.8

    • Go over HW

    • Notes on the Metric System (Metric System ppt)

    • Analyze an episode of Mythbusters to see if they used the scientific method (Mythbusters Curving Bullets)

    • Block 2 got 8 min. in

    • Block 4 got 3 min. in

    • Block 6 got 5 min. in

    • Exit slip

HOMEWORK

8/26/16 (Red Day) and 8/29/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - Review Sheet #1-10 (Review Sheet 1)

8/30/16 (Red Day) and 8/31/16 (White Day)

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK - study for the test next class!